Natwest Share Discussion Threads

[polar fox] 24/11/2020 06:43

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ADVFN again.

[polar fox] 24/11/2020 06:43

Finally the US transition gets underway and the markets like it, alongside vaccine developments.

CNN leads overnight with:

Key government agency acknowledges Biden's win and begins formal transition.

(CNN) The General Services Administration has informed President-elect Joe Biden that the Trump administration is ready to begin the formal transition process, according to a letter from Administrator Emily Murphy sent Monday afternoon and obtained by CNN.
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As I type, on IG, the DOW is up about 240 points from yesterday's NY close and the FTSE is up around 40 pts.

Even the ungracious oaf in the WH has tweeted in line with the above.

[maxk] 23/11/2020 20:15

Well said polar!

[polar fox] 23/11/2020 15:39

If you've got something else newsworthy, specifically or potentially relevant to the SP, by all means post it. But your repeated, gratuitous, waste-of-space personal opinions are of no interest to me.

[andysand] 23/11/2020 13:14

Politics, politics....Unless it affects the NatWest share price, probably not relevant ?

[polar fox] 21/11/2020 07:14

The 4-yr nightmare in the WH moves towards an end, it seems. This excerpt from CNN overnight gives further examples:

Trump's efforts to deny Biden the White House traveled from the courts to state legislatures on Friday with Trump's personal reception with Republican lawmakers from Michigan.

But there were signs, even among Republicans, that Trump's efforts need some evidence.

"As legislative leaders, we will follow the law and follow the normal process regarding Michigan's electors, just as we have said throughout this election," Michigan Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey and Michigan House Speaker Lee Chatfield said in a joint statement after their meeting at the White House.
Importantly, they acknowledged there is no actual evidence of wrongdoing, a blow to a President and his allies who've been peddling baseless claims about fraud.

"Allegations of fraudulent behavior should be taken seriously, thoroughly investigated, and if proven, prosecuted to the full extent of the law. And the candidates who win the most votes win elections and Michigan's electoral votes. These are simple truths that should provide confidence in our elections," the Michigan lawmakers said.

Another blow for Trump came on Friday in Georgia, where Republican Gov. Brian Kemp signed the paperwork that officially grants the state's 16 electoral votes to Biden. A federal judge on Thursday had rejected a last-ditch lawsuit that tried to block certification, and Biden's victory was certified Friday afternoon by Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, a Republican.

Other setbacks came in Nevada, where a district judge on Friday denied a request brought by a conservative activist to halt the certification next week of the state's election results -- which show Biden leading by more than 33,000 votes -- and in Wisconsin, where elections officials in the Democratic stronghold of Dane County rejected requests from the Trump campaign to throw out tens of thousands of absentee ballots on Friday as the state kicked off its partial presidential recount.

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[polar fox] 19/11/2020 11:15

The guy from Oxford was interviewed on Today this morning. He seemed confident that the crucial Phase 3 results would be out "by Christmas", explaining that data is still awaited from elsewhere, like Brazil.

[stewart_25] 19/11/2020 08:12

3 from 3. Oxford/Astrozenica vaccine results very encouraging in older people....

[smurfy2001] 18/11/2020 20:07

UK drugs watchdog is waiting for Pfizer to send over full results on breakthrough Covid vaccine so it can be approved for December roll-out after trial shows it's safe, 95% effective and works in vulnerable older people

[andysand] 18/11/2020 13:31

I assume you have an open short?If so, I have no problem with that by the way. If you are hoping for a pullback, I suspect you may get one in a day or so. But I wouldn't bet on it. I suspect we will get to 165 before any pullback. But I gave up predicting short term movements a long time ago.

[andysand] 18/11/2020 12:55

Actually it mentions several banks.

[stewart_25] 18/11/2020 12:40

yes 94% effective ... identical to moderna... hopefully the oxford one is the same as its 9 times lower cost than moderna... and even cheaper against the pfizer vaccine.

[johnwise] 18/11/2020 11:53

A Growing Threat from China

U.S. dependence on strategic minerals poses a looming threat to America’s position in the world.

[polar fox] 18/11/2020 11:49

Pfizer's come out with additional, more favourable info on its vaccine. Markets liking it, of course.

[johnwise] 18/11/2020 09:13

VIDEO

Dominion confirms Clinton donation; 2 charged for voter fraud; Tesla to join S&P 500 | NTD Business

[delphiman] 18/11/2020 08:27

andysand, thats an article just about co-op receiving an offer from CerBerus, is there an actual article saying its expected that there will be a wave of takeovers ?

[delphiman] 18/11/2020 08:19

we need the FTSE to keep the close above 6360, so the resistance become's a support line.

[smurfy2001] 17/11/2020 18:48

COVID-19: Moderna vaccine boss 'very confident' on effectiveness

[andysand] 17/11/2020 18:46

There could be a wave of consolidation and takeovers coming in banks.https://www.ft.com/content/4bdc4ebc-d30d-4259-9e68-a63e1e8b48fb

[smurfy2001] 17/11/2020 16:37

Nice close.

[smurfy2001] 17/11/2020 15:24

The Oxford vaccine could see us at new highs.

[andysand] 17/11/2020 15:17

There is always a reason. We just don't know it. Anyway, I am holding for 250p

[arja] 17/11/2020 13:13

nwg performing better today than Barclays or LLOY for example in a weak overall market - not sure why and I regret closing out my CFD trade at 152.50 ! Got it wrong but a modest profit anyway

[netcurtains] 17/11/2020 07:55

The market definitely appears to like trump in tears, cummings gone and johnson locked up.